True Avatars – A Queer Video Game Podcast
True Avatars - A Queer Video Game Podcast
Podcast Description
Queer voices in gaming deserve to be amplified, and heard by more people. This podcast focuses on many different facets of gaming, with a lean towards 2SLGBTQIA+ segments, guests, and news. Hosted by Zoey Wyeld (she/her), a transgender woman and queer gamer.
Podcast Insights
Content Themes
The podcast covers a wide range of themes including queer representation in video games, personal identity exploration through gaming, development insights from queer game developers, and industry news such as the impact of gender identity on gaming culture, with episodes discussing topics like the GLAAD Gaming Report and specific game recommendations like 'Psychroma' and 'Raptor Boyfriend'.
Queer voices in gaming deserve to be amplified, now more than ever. True Avatars focuses on many different facets of gaming through a 2SLGBTQIA+ lens, and features current news, industry interviews, and fun yet thought-provoking discussions. Produced and hosted by Zoey Wyeld (she/her), a transgender woman and queer gamer.
For the news segment, it’s just me: Zoey. It’s a lighter news week (ish). Metal Gear Solid Delta remake got a free update, Animal Crossing: New Horizons has some exciting news related to the Nintendo Switch 2 and… Lego(?!), Queer– I mean, Fear Effect 2 is getting a remaster like the first game, and Amazon has laid off tons of staff and canceled 2 MMOs.
Also, two strange pieces of news regarding Kojima and a certain sitting US president…
In the second half, Zoe Straw is back to talk about her time playing Borderlands 4! We discuss the story, the performance, and the Randy Pitchford drama of it all. Plus, at the end, we talk about, well, the end (of the game)!
00:00:00 – Intro
00:04:38 – News
00:25:31 – Borderlands 4
01:05:00 – Borderlands 4 Spoiler Talk
SPOILER WARNING: Borderlands 4 ending spoilers at the 1 hour and 5 minute mark until the end of the podcast.
The news was recorded on November 2 2025, and the Borderlands 4 segment was recorded on October 28 2025.
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Official website: https://trueavatarspodcast.com/
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Guests:
Zoe Straw: https://bsky.app/profile/zoeleet.bsky.social
Sources:
https://youtu.be/QK5Ow9zHA4U?t=1180
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0252431/
https://www.reddit.com/r/StopKillingGames/s/ZH3NoRfnMu
https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/amazon-have-reportedly-cancelled-their-lord-of-the-rings-mmo-again
https://x.com/gamestop/status/1982213786221109263
https://x.com/RapidResponse47/status/1982587953676247375
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